Board sends student screen-time plan back for more work

What happened

The plan would limit how students use school devices for fun. It could also reduce the district's one-device-per-student program in the future. The board sent the plan to the Teaching and Learning Committee for more work. It was not approved at this meeting.

Why it matters to families

If the board approves this plan later, students may use screens less during the school day. The rules are still being written, so families, teachers, and students can follow the next steps and share their views.

The evidence

The plan would stop students from using school devices for games or other free-time activities during lunch, recess, and class breaks. It also calls for rules about devices and AI by grade level and fewer one-to-one devices starting in 2027–28. Students could still use devices required by an IEP or 504 plan. In the official video, the board president sends the plan back to committee.

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